Sabine (Yen-Lin) Lin Email & Phone Number

Taipei City, Taiwan

Practice Area:Cross-border Investments, Startups and Internet Companies, Mergers and Acquisitions, General --Corporate Matters, Business Legal Advice, Commercial Contracts Draft, Negotiation, Banking Law, Securities Law, Corporate Law.ExperiencesLegal counsel of AMIS, a Taiwan FinTech company developing a payment platform based on blockchain technology.-Legal counsel of MaiCoin, an internet bitcoin startup-Legal counsel of Owlting Group, a technology and blockchain company-Legal counsel of CootBitX, a Taiwanese FinTech company specializing in secure and hardware--based cryptocurrency wallet.-Legal counsel of Kyber Capital-Legal counsel of Taihu Beers-Strategic partner and legal counsel of FutureWard-Mentor for MOX, a global internet startup accelerator-Legal counsel of BraveLog, a company develop the first blockchain-based athletic data registry for serious athletes.-Legal counsel of Deepblu, an online community for divers and ocean enthusiasts.-Experienced in advising domestic or cross-border M&A projects (including preparing transaction documents such as purchase agreements, shareholders agreements, joint venture agreements, letters of intent or memoranda of understanding, action plan, closing checklist, closing bibles, etc.)Extensive experience in advising Taiwan offshore fund regulations, wealth management regulations, anti- money laundering matters, compliance issues for marketing activities, mutual fund regulations, securities investment trust and consulting business regulations, and other regulatory and compliance matters.-Assisted international clients in communicating with Taiwan’s regulators on various AML, banking and securities regulatory issues.

- Specializes in the new Personal Data Protection Act of Taiwan; regularly provides clients with legal advice and training seminars on this subject.- Extensive experience in advising multinational banks (including Citigroup, Goldman Sachs), fund companies (including AXA, Hamilton Lane, EFG Group) and securities firms (including Mizuho, E*Trade.) on Taiwan offshore fund regulations, wealth management regulations, anti-money laundering matters, compliance issues for marketing activities, mutual fund regulations, and other regulatory and compliance matters.- Assisted international clients (including Standard Chartered, Development Bank of Singapore (DBS), Cosmos, GE Capital, E*Trade) to communicate with Taiwan’s regulators (including Financial Supervisory Commission, Investment Commission of Taiwan, Central Bank, Ministry of Economic Affairs and other regulators) on various banking and securities regulatory issues.- Advised Cosmos Bank and SinoPac Bank on various disputes and litigation.- Advised several foreign companies in their IPO and securities offerings on the Taiwan Stock Exchange.- Seconded to DBS Bank (Taiwan) Ltd. (DBS Taiwan) to provide legal and advisory services from October 2012 to June 2013.- Advised Yuen Foong Yu Paper Mfg. Co., Ltd. in its strategic alliance project with Nippon Paper Group.- Advised YFY Cayman Co., Ltd. in its RMB bonds (Dim Sum Bonds) in Hong Kong.- Advised Morgan Stanley (private equity group) in various investment and regulatory issues (general corporate matters, securities law, block trade rules) in Taiwan.- Advised Development Bank of Singapore in its acquisition of Bowa Commercial Bank and provided extensive advice on integration matters after the closing.- Advised GE Capital on its investment in Cosmos Commercial Bank.- Experienced in advising on local and cross-border M&A projects and prepare transaction documents (including share purchase agreements, shareholders agreements, LOIs, MOUs)

Taipei

- Advised local and multinational clients on investment projects in Taiwan, financial regulations, investment in China and merger & acquisition projects.

Master Of Laws

Llm, M&A; Securities

Master Of Laws, Commcercial Law

Bachelor Of Laws

Master Of Laws

Thesis: The Research on the Merger and Acquisition Law